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What are alleles?

A
Alternate forms of a gene
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B
Homologous chromosome
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C
Pair of sex chromosome
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D
None of these
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Solution

The correct option is C Alternate forms of a gene
An allele is one of a number of alternative forms of the same gene or same genetic locus. Alleles for the same gene will be present on the same chromosome.
Hence, option A is correct.

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